Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I can provide the House with the asthma statistics now or at another time. I take the Deputy's points about the importance of addressing this issue. However, the question was on the national asthma programme, which was the basis for my reply. In a previous debate, we discussed the GP card and the emerging difficulties associated with their allocation on the basis of medical illnesses. The plan for rolling out the GP card will be ready before the summer.

In terms of the national asthma programme, I have set out the policy for asthma care. The programme is the basis of the HSE's approach to clinical care and forms the basis on which I would like us to address this undoubtedly troubling condition.

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